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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.102: ACTION AGAINST BOND, TRUST ACCOUNT, OR LETTER OF CREDIT.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE
  2. TITLE 4. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND AGREEMENTS
  3. CHAPTER 51. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
  4. SUBCHAPTER C. BOND, TRUST ACCOUNT, OR LETTER OF CREDIT

(a) A person may bring an action against the bond, trust account, or irrevocable letter of credit obtained or established under Section 51.101 to recover actual damages for:

(1) a violation of this chapter; or

(2) the seller's breach of:

(A) the business opportunity contract; or

(B) an obligation arising from a business opportunity sale.

(b) The aggregate liability of the surety, trustee, or issuer in an action under Subsection (a) may not exceed the amount of the bond, trust account, or irrevocable letter of credit.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:56Z. Source file · JSON

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